Lot to speak about: Woman gets tongue made from arm skin

London, Dec 9 (IANS) A woman whose tongue was removed during treatment of cancer has got a new one. It is made from skin and tissues taken from her arm, a media report said.Stephanie Wigglesworth, 36, of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma six years ago and underwent a neck dissection, The Mirror reported.Surgeons cut through her neck, sliced her tongue down the middle and removed half of it. The new tongue was then made using skin, muscles and a long vein from the woman's left arm.Stephanie cannot talk as easily as before, but is now cancer-free. She takes her feed through a tube.Despite her tough journey, Stephanie stays positive. She was quoted: "My arm, from where the skin was removed, hurt more than my mouth, which I couldn't believe."When you get cancer, it's like you're being forced into a club that you don't want to join. I want my old voice back, but I can't, so I just have to accept it."
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